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Health insurance news and analysis, with coverage of general health insurance trends, major medical insurance, disability insurance, dental insurance, vision plans, telemedicine plans, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, short-term health insurance, the Affordable Care Act public exchange program, and more.
Should Your Client Choose HSAs? Maybe Not
By Dan RashkeByYour group health clients may think that setting up a health savings account program is a no-brainer.Thanks to media coverage, statements by politicians and insurance ...
March 08, 2005
NCOIL Puts Off LTC Partnership ModelThe National Conference of Insurance Legislators put off consideration of a long term care partnership model act until this summer.[@@]
March 07, 2005
CIGNA Develops Employer Health Score SystemNU Online News Service, March 7, 2005, 4:43 p.m. ESTA Bloomfield, Conn., managed care company wants to give group health buyers a tool they ...
March 07, 2005
Wal-Mart To Sell UnitedHealth Discount CardA new retail deal could help improve the reputation of programs that split access to preferred provider networks from health insurance.[@@]Some regulators have questioned ...
March 04, 2005
New York Weighs In On Child Support CoverageHealth carriers should sign children up for court-ordered health insurance coverage even if non-custodial parents refuse to sign enrollment forms.[@@]New York state regulators have ...
March 03, 2005
Survey: Health Matters More Than MoneyNU Online News Service, March 3, 2005, 4:17 p.m. ESTWorking Americans say their bodies are more important than their financial assets.[@@]Researchers at Thrivent Financial ...
March 03, 2005
Disability: Pregnancy, Bad Backs Drive ClaimsNU Online News Service, March 3, 2005, 4:02 p.m. ESTResearchers at UnumProvident Corp., Chattanooga, Tenn., have reviewed records for 27 million insureds to see ...
March 03, 2005
UICI Appoints 3 ExecutivesNU Online News Service, March 3, 2005, 3:36 p.m. ESTA North Richland Hills, Texas, specialty health insurer has announced 3 personnel changes.[@@]The insurer, UICI, ...